TESTIMONIALS
What other people have to say about ....
- Seeing one's life in a new way -
"Dear Monika, ... . I was very confused at the time about my life with my husband, my art, my career in the film industry and not knowing where to turn.... I was visiting from North Carolina and was trying to figure things out. My visit with you helped me change the way I saw my life. The insights that I gained from the drawings and your input interpreting them gave me a new way of looking at my situation. I realized that you had given me a new tool in which to see things through my own art. When I went back home we were able to speak the truth and make changes in our relationship. Your insight in my having space for myself to create my art came to be right in my own home. I didn't have to leave I had it all right in front of me. My husband helped me to have the time and the space and in four months I created a beautiful collection. I just got back from Charleston, South Carolina where my collection is being exhibited. I got back this week to be invited to work on a great movie project. I don't know why I didn't think I could do it all. Why I thought I had to choose a thing and put all my energy into that. I just put my energy into what I am doing at that moment and somehow it just works out beautifully and I go on to the next. When they cross over I stick to what I am doing at the time and I go on to the next or I have to give one up. Somehow it has all been working out. I just so wanted you to know what a tremendous influence you were in my life at the time and how so much has happened since. I thank you from my heart for guiding me to my rightful path." - L.L, North Carolina
- Dealing better with personal issues -
"I started working with Monika in 2000, using Inner Voice Drawing as a means to unlock my strengths so that I could better deal with personal issues. My Inner Voice Drawing practice has awakened within me a powerful voice, and has given me access to a deep understanding of myself. As a survivor of sexual and physical abuse, I had suppressed emotions and memories and I lived with the awful symptoms of PTSD. My sessions with Monika gave me a safe and deeply personal way of expressing my pent up fears and feelings about my past and helped me to create a better and brighter future. Still in recovery, I am thankful that I have healed a great deal through my Inner Voice Drawing experience and continue to do so. Gratefully,.." - P.V., Kingston, NY
- Retaining the freshness/rawness of play -
"Monika, I was thinking about you the other day because I was struggling to make a picture for a friend. How to retain the freshness/rawness of play but have enough control to make a hangable picture??? Gradually, thinking of your inner voice process I realized that actually the less control the better. All I need in the way of control is to draw a box on the paper so I get something that fits a mat. Then I need to get over the idea that I am going to waste some paper with several attempts. Then I need to pick up a colored pencil and close my eyes and go! I had so much fun and the picture came out fabulous, it inspired me to keep going. It really gave me the courage to experiment and explore." - C. L., New Paltz, NY
- Getting insight quickly -
"I did a session of Inner Voice Drawing with Monika and found out a great deal about myself that I wasn't consciously aware of. I still marvel how such a short period of time--and the right tool (IVD) could make such a difference in my awareness. Monika is a supportive and terrific teacher and helped lead me to the water so I could drink. She taught me a valuable tool which I can use for myself to get insight quickly & painlessly, all with just pen & paper. Thank you, Monika!" - R.H., Olivebridge , NY
- LIstening to the unconscious -
"... i also wanted to tell you that i have tried the inner voice drawing with some success. i drew an incredible picture in answer to an age old dilemma; the infinity symbol between an infant's face and the face of a sage. i am still working on the interpretation of that ... i keep crayons and paper on the couch where i do my spiritual exercises. and it is reassuring to know that my unconscious can have a voice in whatever comes up, and that i will listen. It is a wonderful technique! Thank you." - L.M, Philadelphia, PA
- Experiencing a different kind of freedom -
"... I think the session has had an influence on my art, but not the specific images (at least, not yet). However, I am experiencing a different kind of freedom when I work that I attribute to our session...". - J.R., Atlanta, GA
".... I have been thinking quite a bit about you because I am really enjoying making a lot of artwork lately and finding it very satisfying. It was a stroke of good fortune for me to meet you and your inner voice drawing system, because it has really helped me out. I feel much freer to follow my impulses around and am very happy with the results, but even happier with the process because it is so satisfying and enjoyable." - K.L., New Paltz, NY
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